Rail-joint.



E. HENDERSON.

RAH. JOINT,

' APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3 1917. RENEWED AUG. 16.1918- 1,295,314.Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

r ears ELVIES HENDERSON, F NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed October 13, 1917, Serial No. 196,449. Renewed August16, 1918. Serial No. 250,238.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELVIES HENDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee,have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to rail joints and aims to provide a novel formof joint which includes plates carried by one member of the joint uponeach side of and spaced from the web of the rail, the other membercarrying connecting bars, the projecting ends of which enter spaces soformed and in which they are secured.

The invention further aims to provide abutments located at the innerends of the spaces to limit the movement of the connecting bars therein,so as to aline the openings for the reception of the securing bolts.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will appear whenthe following description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a joint embodyingthe present invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4. is a perspective view of one memher or section of the joint; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the other section.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the two sections of which the jointis composed are indicated at and 11.

Each of the sections includes a rail of the usual cross-sectionalconfiguration, having a ball or tread 12, the web 13 and a base flange14. The tread 12 of the section 10 projects an appreciable distancebeyond the end of the base flange and web, while the base flange and webof the section 11 projects an equal distance beyond the tread thereof.

The section 10 is provided upon each side ofthe web 13 and spacedtherefrom with plates 15, these plates lying within the plane of thesides of the tread 12 and occupying the finishing spaces on each side ofthe web. By so positioning these plates, there are formed slots orpassages 16 upon each side of the web 13, the inner ends of thesepassages being closed by means of the brace 17 upon each side of theweb.

Bolted or otherwise secured upon each side of the web 13 of the section11, is a connecting bar 18, the projecting ends of which are adapted toenter the slots 16 and to be secured therein through the medium of bolts19. By providing abutments at each end of the passages or slots 16, thein ward movement of the connecting bars 18 within these passages islimited and when inserted at the limit of their movement the boltopenings will register, thus facilitating the assembling of the joint.

By the construction shown and described, there is provided a joint inwhich both vertical and lateral movement is prevented, therebypreventing the meeting ends of the rails from being depressed by theweight of the train and also preventing the spreading of the rails.

Various changes may be made in the form, proportion and minor details ofconstruction of the invention and the right is reserved to make'suchchanges.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is: y

1. A rail joint embodying a rail having the tread portion projectingbeyond the web and base thereof. a rail having a web and base projectingbeyond the tread portion and arranged to fit the first rail to form acontinuation thereof. plates spaced from each side of the web thereof,connecting bars secured to each side of the second mentioned rail, theprojecting ends of which enter the spaces between the web and the'sideplates of the second mentioned rail and means for securing theprojecting ends of the connecting bars within said spaces.

2. A rail joint embodying a rail having the tread portion projectingbeyond the web and base thereof, a rail having a web and base projectingbeyond the tread portion and arranged to fit the first rail to form acontinuation thereof, plates spaced from each side of the Web thereof,connecting bars secured to each side of the second mentioned rail, theprojecting ends ofwhich enter the spaces between the Web and the sideplates of the second mentioned rail, means for securing the projectingends of the connecting bars within said spaces and abutments located atthe inner ends of said plates to close said spaces.

In. testimony whereof Iaffix my signature.

ELVIES HENDERSON.

Washington, D. C.

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